Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls 2025 - Open
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2270, and top seed was Christian Gian Karlo Arca (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2393).
Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2337) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Christian Gian Karlo Arca (8.0) and Naranbold Sodbilegt (6.0). Khishigbat shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Clayton Hunter Lau (1423) beat Chen- Hao Wu (1931), a +508-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Khishigbat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca lost to IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (White).
IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca 6 wins (R4–R9)IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat 6 wins (R1–R6)FM Naranbold Sodbilegt 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMChristian Gian Karlo Arca | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2IMUlziikhishig Khishigbat | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3FMNaranbold Sodbilegt | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Stevanky | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIM | 2337 | MGL | +10N | +7B | +2N | +3B | +13N | +5B | =4B | =6N | +8B | 8.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 44.75 | 2545 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Arca, Christian Gian KarloIM | 2393 | PHI | +14B | +6N | −1B | +15N | +9B | +3N | +8B | +7N | +5B | 8.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 40.50 | 2542 | +13.1 |
| 3 | Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM | 2312 | MGL | +21B | +20N | +4B | −1N | +8B | −2B | +13N | −5N | +7B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 27.50 | 2291 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Stevanky | 2185 | INA | +22N | =11B | −3N | +17N | +15B | =7B | =1N | +9N | =6B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 27.75 | 2256 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Nouri, AlekhineFM | 2235 | PHI | =17N | +18B | +11N | =13B | =7N | −1N | +14B | +3B | −2N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 26.25 | 2272 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Tran, Dang Minh QuangFM | 2167 | VIE | +25N | −2B | −16N | +24B | +22N | =13B | +18N | =1B | =4N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 2166 | +7.0 |
| 7 | Genkeswaran, GenivanFM | 2135 | MAS | +23B | −1N | +20B | +14N | =5B | =4N | +9B | −2B | −3N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 21.75 | 2175 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Sung, Tze Shyan EvinCM | 2022 | SGP | −13N | +25B | +12N | +11B | −3N | +16B | −2N | +14B | −1N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 20.50 | 2190 | +46.5 |
| 9 | Tran Vo Quoc Bao | 2112 | VIE | +24N | −13B | +10N | +16B | −2N | +12B | −7N | −4B | +20N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 2127 | +5.4 |
| 10 | Ye, Peilin | 1954 | CHN | −1B | +23N | −9B | =19N | =20B | −14N | +24B | +17N | +15B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1965 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Zaw Ye HtutCM | 2074 | MYA | +26B | =4N | −5B | −8N | =19B | +24N | +16B | +15N | F | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 2075 | +8.8 |
| 12 | Nissinen, Niilo ManFM | 2174 | HKG | +19B | −15N | −8B | +20N | =14B | −9N | =17B | +22N | +18N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 18.75 | 2044 | -25.0 |
| 13 | Bacojo, Mark JayIM | 2340 | PHI | +8B | +9N | =15B | =5N | −1B | =6N | −3B | +16N | F | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 2240 | -18.0 |
| 14 | Wang, Yinuo(LN) | 2042 | CHN | −2N | +17B | +22N | −7B | =12N | +10B | −5N | −8N | +21B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 18.00 | 2045 | +1.9 |
| 15 | Kavin MohanFM | 2360 | MAS | +16N | +12B | =13N | −2B | −4N | =18B | +22N | −11B | −10N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 16.25 | 2102 | -54.6 |
| 16 | Kapoor, Satvik | 2027 | SGP | −15B | +19N | +6B | −9N | +21B | −8N | −11N | −13B | +22B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1989 | -13.6 |
| 17 | Zhou, Guoyu | 1901 | CHN | =5B | −14N | +24N | −4B | −18N | +21B | =12N | −10B | +26N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 11.75 | 1940 | +11.6 |
| 18 | Kyaw Myat AungFM | 2192 | MYA | −20B | −5N | +23B | =21N | +17B | =15N | −6B | +19N | −12B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1978 | -43.6 |
| 19 | Wei, Yuren | 1638 | CHN | −12N | −16B | +26N | =10B | =11N | −22B | +23N | −18B | +25N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1747 | +35.2 |
| 20 | Alriyami, Faris Rashid | 1837 | THA | +18N | −3B | −7N | −12B | =10N | −23B | +25N | +26N | −9B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 1838 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Wu, Chen- Hao | 1931 | TPE | −3N | −24B | +25N | =18B | −16N | −17N | +26B | +23B | −14N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1744 | -71.2 |
| 22 | Chong, Jake | 1656 | HKG | −4B | +26N | −14B | +25N | −6B | +19N | −15B | −12B | −16N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 7.00 | 1738 | +10.8 |
| 23 | Wang, Bo(HLJ) | 1479 | CHN | −7N | −10B | −18N | −26B | +25B | +20N | −19B | −21N | +24B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1657 | +49.6 |
| 24 | Lau, Clayton Hunter | 1423 | HKG | −9B | +21N | −17B | −6N | +26B | −11B | −10N | −25B | −23N | 2.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 4.50 | 1425 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Zhang, Hongyi(BJ) | 1544 | CHN | −6B | −8N | −21B | −22B | −23N | +26N | −20B | +24N | −19B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 3.00 | 1407 | -56.0 |
| 26 | Suharuithaya, Virit | 0 | THA | −11N | −22B | −19B | +23N | −24N | −25B | −21N | −20B | −17B | 1.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 3.00 | 1367 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wang, Bo(HLJ)CHN+49.63.0 pts · #20
- 2Sung, Tze Shyan EvinCMSGP+46.55.0 pts · #8
- 3Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIMMGL+39.28.0 pts · #2
- 1Wu, Chen- HaoTPE-71.23.5 pts · #22
- 2Zhang, Hongyi(BJ)CHN-56.02.0 pts · #24
- 3Kavin MohanFMMAS-54.64.0 pts · #14
- R2+508 Elo gap
- R9+406 Elo gap
- R6+358 Elo gap